Airlines Looking to Phase Out Boarding Passes, Allow Check-in Via Cell Phones

The Associated Press reports that major airlines have come to an agreement that will allow their passengers to register their phones when buying an airplane ticket; a bar code will then be sent to the registered phones, which will be used to check in passengers to a flight.

This system would eliminate the need for boarding passes. The International Air Transport Association says the industry wants to phase out paper tickets all together by 2010, for a cost savings of more than $500 million a year.